The archipelago is to be a United States territory, but not a State of the United States.

Ex-President Harrison says in his most interesting book: "This Country of Ours," which should be one of our national school books: "Out of the habit of dealing with the public domain has come the common thought that all territory that we acquire must, when sufficiently populous, be erected into States.

But why may we not take account of the quality of the people as well as of their numbers, if future acquisitions should make it proper to do so?
A territorial form of government is not so inadequate that it might not serve for an indefinite time." It is to be remarked of the Hawaiian Islands that they did not possess the original riches of timber that distinguished the West Indies, especially Cuba, where Columbus found four varieties of oranges.

One of the features of Hawaiian forestry is the Royal Palm, but it was not indigenous to the islands.

The oldest of the stately royalists is not of forty years' growth, and yet they add surprising grace to many scenes, and each year will increase their height and enhance their beauty.
Hawaiians will be saved from extinction by miscegenation.